Curse of the Sea Rats (Steam Game) Steam logo

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Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!

Release DateApr 6, 2023
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)56.7% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 59.6%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)54.7% Bottom 25% / 57.5%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)60  / 156
Curators36 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time7.5 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar22 minutes
Followers3K  Top 20%
Owners± 3.8K 
Copies Sold± 1.5K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 24.3K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Curse of the Sea Rats steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Curse of the Sea Rats's Steam rating and reviews between April 2023 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 52.5% (May 2023) to 59.6% (December 2023).

The 156 reviews suggest that Curse of the Sea Rats might be a reasonable indie success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Curse of the Sea Rats and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Curse of the Sea Rats's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (49%), followed by Spanish - Spain (17%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 13 different languages represented. The game is available in 12 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Curse of the Sea Rats percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Curse of the Sea Rats, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 12 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.6 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Local 4-player mode
  • Automatic map
  • Unique characters and abilities
  • Metroidvania mechanics
  • Inventory screen
  • Skill trees for character upgrades
  • Defeating bosses to get new abilities
  • Amazing animations
  • Great story plot
  • Stylized visual design
  • Clunky combat
  • Rooms with many enemies
  • Empty levels
  • Backtracking
  • Missable achievements
  • Buggy release
  • Grinding required for character leveling
  • Limited humor
  • Limited controller support
  • Combat feels off

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 56.7%  Bottom 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Curse of the Sea Rats's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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